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wings rather paler than fore wings ; discoidal spot and postmedial 

 line black but not distinct. 



Expanse, 26 millim. 



Collection number, 242 c. 



A female specimen from Rantaizan, May 14th, 1909. 



Archanara punctivena, sp. n. 



(? . Head and thorax black sparsly mixed with ochreous ; 

 abdomen brownish, paler at base. Fore wings black-brown, dotted 

 with white on the veins ; an ochreous streak from the base passes 

 through the reniform stigma and broadens out beyond it, some 

 ochreous scales above the streak ; antemedial line indicated by black 

 dots ; postmedial line black, wavy, inwardly oblique from vein 4 to 

 dorsum ; reniform stigma of the ground colour, its lower half partly 

 outUned in white ; fringes rather paler, grey mixed, preceded by a 

 black Hne. Hind wings whitish with a faint dusky suffusion, traces 

 of a dusky postmedial line. Under side of fore wings leaden grey 

 with dusky discoidal spot and transverse line beyond: of hind wings 

 whitish powdered with brownish on costal area, discoidal spot and 

 line beyond blackish. 



? . Similar to the male but rather browner in colour and with 

 more ochreous above the streak ; the white outline of lower half of 

 reniform stigma less distinct. Hind wings whiter. 



Expanse, <? 25 millim., ? 30-32 millim. 



Collection number, 620. 



A male specimen from Kanshirei, November 13th, 1908, and 

 two females from the same locality, August 13th and 26th, 1908. 



Erastrian^e. 

 Oruza albigutta, sp. n. 



(? . Head and palpi black ; thorax brown, paler in front ; 

 abdomen missing ; fore wings brown, finely irrorated with grey, 

 ochreous tinged on central area especially on basal half ; antemedial 

 and postmedial lines formed of white dots, the antemedial indistinct 

 towards costa, the postmedial double excurved from costa to middle 

 thence incurved to dorsum ; medial line black, angled below cell and 

 near dorsum ; subterminal line pale, irregular, area beyond suffused 

 with dark brown ; fringes dark mixed with pale brown, preceded by 

 a series of black outhned white dots. Hind wings brown, pale on 

 costal area; discoidal mark white, linear, inwardly edged with 

 blackish ; postmedial line represented by double series of white dots, 

 absent on costal area ; subterminal line ochreous brown, diffuse 

 towards costa, maculate towards dorsum : fringes as on fore wings. 

 Under side white-brown, clouded and suffused with darker ; traces 

 of transverse Hnes, a pale spot at costal end of the postmedial Hne on 

 forewings. 



Expanse, 20 millim. 



Collection number, 1388. 



A male specimen from Kanshirei, April 17th, 1908. 



